And a big thank you to Corvar who gave our server a talking to until it saw things his way. Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..." Dwarves: "Pretty rings..." Men: "Pretty rings..." Sauron: "Mine's better."

"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauronís master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded beggar with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.

I was just going to write here "What happened???!!!" Yay Corvar! Cheers, mate! So it wasn't just me - or was it only New Zealand, Ataahua? Weird vibes in the ether, fer sure. (sigh) Yes, we're back. Great way to re-start the week.

Talk about dedication to a site - the PTB are truly wonderful people to continue to maintain this place after all these years. Internet empires have risen and fallen in less time. Happiness: money matters, but less than we think and not in the way that we think. Family is important and so are friends, while envy is toxic -- and so is excessive thinking. Beaches are optional. Trust is not. Neither is gratitude. - The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner as summarized by Lily Fairbairn. And a bit of the Hobbit reading thrown in never hurts. - NottaSackville

I'd tried to check in here on Saturday only to find I couldn't. To say the least, panic set in. :p So glad to see everything back in working order. Thank you, Corvar! Sandals in the closet/ Jackets by the door, Orange, red, life and death/ Scattered 'round the feet of the sycamore The waiting hands of winter/ Catch us when we fall Is it just me? I can't believe/ The green of spring was ever here at all You keep Your promises, You keep Your promises, I might not see it yet. There will be life again. You keep Your promises There is hope within the breaking of the heart of every seed And I know You feel the aching at the end of all good things I believe in restoration, I believe that You redeem Because I know somehow the sycamore will bloom again in spring. ~"You Keep Your Promises" by JJ Heller